Conopomorpha cyanospila

Conopomorpha cyanospila
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Infraorder:	Heteroneura
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Conopomorpha
Species:	C. cyanospila
Binomial name
	Conopomorpha cyanospila; Meyrick, 1886

Conopomorpha cyanospila is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from New Zealand.^[1]

The larvae feed on Alectryon excelsus. They feed on the fruit of their host plant.^[2] They enter the young fruit through circular holes drilled in the capsule and seed walls. They then tunnel into the contents and kill the seeds.

References

^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Insect predation of seeds of native New Zealand woody plants in some central South Island localities

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[1] Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[2] Insect predation of seeds of native New Zealand woody plants in some central South Island localities

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